A punter jumped over the fence and onto the track mid-race, causing the jockeys to swerve their horses around him at Wellington Cup Day. A police spokeswoman confirmed the man was arrested and charged with criminal nuisance, in doing an act endangering public safety and is due to appear in the Lower Hutt District Court on Thursday. No-one was injured in the incident. Supplied The man was seen being taken away by police following the incident. A woman at the event, who didn't wish to be named, said the man jumped the fence about 150m from the finish line on Saturday afternoon in race eight at Trentham.